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Zhao XT, Dou DQ, Qu Y, Zhang GG. Structure elucidation and NMR spectral assignments of one new dammarane-type triterpenoid saponin from black ginseng. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2024; 26:636-643. [PMID: 37681976 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2023.2253153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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New dammarane-type triterpenoid saponin, named 22(R)-notoginsenoside Ab1 (1), together with thirteen known dammarane-type triterpenoid saponins (2-14) was isolated from the EtOH extract of black ginseng and their structures were elucidated on the basis of one- and two-dimensional NMR (including 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, HSQC, HMBC, ROESY) and calculated ECD. Among them, compounds 1-2 and 6-8 were isolated for the first time from ginseng and black ginseng. Besides, the absolute structure of 22(R)- and 22(S)- notoginsenoside Ab1 were distinguished by ECD for the first time.
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- Xue-Ting Zhao
- College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian 116600, China
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Benxi 117004, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian 116600, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian 116600, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Benxi 117004, China
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Dong S, Zhou Y, Wang JC, Zhuo YL, Sun YH, Wang JG, Zhang GG. Four new compounds from the fruits of Chinese dwarf cherry ( Prunus humilis Bunge). Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:1207-1215. [PMID: 36302119 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2137506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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A new flavonoid (bunge A) (1), a new sesquiterpene (bunge B) (8), a new furan derivative (bunge C) (12) and a new alkenoic acid (bunge D) (14), together with ten known ones [four flavonoids (2, 3, 4, 5), two phenylpropanoids (6, 7), three sesquiterpenes (9, 10, 11) and one lactone (13)] were isolated from the fruits of Prunus humilis Bunge [Cerasus humilis (Bunge) Sokolov]. Their structures were elucidated based on extensive spectroscopic analysis (including HR-ESI-MS and NMR) and comparison with previously published data. All compounds were evaluated for cytotoxic activity against three human tumour cell lines. Compound 3 and 4 showed weak antiproliferative activities against hepatocarcinoma cell HepG-2 at the concentration of 100 μM, which the inhibition rates were 55.34 ± 0.29 and 45.52 ± 0.37, respectively. And other compounds had almost no cytotoxic activity against the three tumour cell lines in vitro.
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- Sheng Dong
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Yulin Food and Drug Inspection and Testing Center, Yulin, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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Zhu LW, Xie BY, Liu SZ, Wu YH, Zhang GG, Qiu YK. Development of an On-Line Two-dimensional Normal Phase Liquid Chromatography System for Analysis of Weakly Polar Samples. Chromatographia 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-022-04230-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Zhang SH, Zhao X, Xu R, Yang Y, Tang J, Yue XL, Wang YT, Tan HY, Zhang GG, Li CW. Eleven-Residue Peptaibols Isolated from Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Rifai DMG-3-1-1 and Their Structure-Activity Relationship. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202200627. [PMID: 35921066 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Total 23 eleven-residue peptaibols, including five reported ones (1-5) in our previous work, were isolated from the fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum Rifai DMG-3-1-1, which was obtained from the mushroom Clitocybe nebularis (Batsch) P. Kumm. The structures of the 13 new peptaibols (6-10 and 12-19) were determined by their NMR and MALDI-MS/MS data, their absolute structures were further determined by Marfey's analyses and their ECD data. Careful comparison of the structures of 1-23 showed that only seven residues varied including the 2nd (Gln 2 /Asn 2 ), 3rd (Ile 3 /Val 3 ), 4th (Ile 4 /Val 4 ), 6th (Pro 6 /Hyp 6 ), 8 th (Pro 6 /Hyp 6 ), 10th (Pro 10 /Hyp 10 ) and 11th (Leuol 11 /Ileol 11 /Valol 11 ) residues. Comparison of the IC 50 s against the three tested cell lines of 1-23 indicated that 2nd, 3rd and 4th amino acid residues affected their cytotoxicities powerfully. Compounds 2, 5, 9, 11, 21 and 22 showed moderate antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus MRSA T144, which also showed stronger cytotoxicities against BV2 and MCF-7 cells.
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- Shu-Hua Zhang
- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Taiping road 27, Haidian District, Beijing, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Taiping road 27, Haidian District, Beijing, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Taiping road 27, Haidian District, Beijing, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Taiping road 27, Haidian District, Beijing, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Taiping road 27, Haidian District, Beijing, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Taiping road 27, Haidian District, Beijing, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Taiping road 27, Haidian District, Beijing, Beijing, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Taiping road 27, Haidian District, Beijing, Beijing, CHINA
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Wenhua road 103, Shenhe District, Shenyang, Shenyang, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Taiping Road 27, Haidian District, Beijing, China, 100850, Beijing, CHINA
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Zhang SH, Yue XL, Zhao X, Tang J, Yang Y, Xu R, Ma H, Zhu SM, Luo FY, Zhang Q, Zhang GG, Li CW. Longibrachiamide A, a 20-Residue Peptaibol Isolated from Trichoderma longibrachiatum Rifai DMG-3-1-1. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202200286. [PMID: 35502602 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Longibrachiamide A (1), a new 20-residue peptaibol, along with three known ones (2-4), were isolated from the fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum Rifai DMG-3-1-1, isolated from a mushroom Clitocybe nebularis (Batsch) P. Kumm, which was collected from coniferous forest of northeast China in our previous work. The structure of longibrachiamide A (1) was determined by its NMR and ESI-MS/MS data, the absolute configuration of 1 was further determined by Marfey's analyses. And the complete NMR data of 2-4 were also reported for the first time. The similar CD spectra of 1-4 showed that they all had mixed 310 -/α-helical conformations. Compounds 1-4 showed strong cytotoxicities against BV2, A549 and MCF-7 cells, and also showed moderate inhibitory effects against the tested Gram-positive bacteria, including MRSA T144 and VRE-10.
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- Shu-Hua Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 110016, Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 110016, Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 110016, Shenyang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 110016, Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100850, Beijing, China
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Zhang GG, Zhang R, Wang TY. [Progress in pathogenesis of bone marrow failure in Fanconi anemia]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:490-493. [PMID: 35488651 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20211101-00917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- G G Zhang
- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatric Hematology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University),Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100045, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatric Hematology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University),Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100045, China
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- Hematology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatric Hematology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University),Key Laboratory of Major Disease in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100045, China
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Chen MX, Xiong JY, Zhao L, Cheng G, Zhang GG, Ding G. [Epidemiological research progress on the relationship between children's dietary patterns and health]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:139-145. [PMID: 35184441 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210615-00577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As food preferences and eating habits form early in life, the development of healthy eating habits in early childhood is a way to prevent diet-related diseases. The dietary pattern approach examines the effect of an overall diet on health outcomes, instead of individual foods or nutrients, thereby presenting a comprehensive evaluation of children's dietary intake. This article reviews the current literature to summarize the main methods for assessing dietary patterns and explore relationships between children's dietary patterns and obesity, puberty onset, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodevelopment. The purpose of this review is to provide evidence-based support for reducing the risk of diet-related diseases in children and recommendations for future research directions.
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- M X Chen
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Institute of Women and Children's Health, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, West China Institute of Women and Children's Health, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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Wang QC, Wang ZY, Xu Q, Li RB, Zhang GG, Shi RZ. Exploring the Role of Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Coronary Artery Disease From the Difference of Gene Expression. Front Physiol 2021; 12:605811. [PMID: 33859569 PMCID: PMC8042318 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.605811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Objectives Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is closely adjacent to the coronary arteries and myocardium, its role as an endocrine organ to affect the pathophysiological processes of the coronary arteries and myocardium has been increasingly recognized. However, the specific gene expression profiles of EAT in coronary artery disease (CAD) has not been well characterized. Our aim was to investigate the role of EAT in CAD at the gene level. Methods Here, we compared the histological and gene expression difference of EAT between CAD and non-CAD. We investigated the gene expression profiles in the EAT of patients with CAD through the high-throughput RNA sequencing. We performed bioinformatics analysis such as functional enrichment analysis and protein-protein interaction network construction to obtain and verify the hub differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the EAT of CAD. Results Our results showed that the size of epicardial adipocytes in the CAD group was larger than in the control group. Our findings on the EAT gene expression profiles of CAD showed a total of 747 DEGs (fold change >2, p value <0.05). The enrichment analysis of DEGs showed that more pro-inflammatory and immunological genes and pathways were involved in CAD. Ten hub DEGs (GNG3, MCHR1, BDKRB1, MCHR2, CXCL8, CXCR5, CCR8, CCL4L1, TAS2R10, and TAS2R41) were identified. Conclusion Epicardial adipose tissue in CAD shows unique gene expression profiles and may act as key regulators in the CAD pathological process.
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- Qian-Chen Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Zhang SH, Yang J, Ma H, Yang Y, Zhou GF, Zhao X, Xu R, Nie D, Zhang GG, Shan JJ, Cui CB, Li CW. Longibramides A-E, Peptaibols Isolated from a Mushroom Derived Fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum Rifai DMG-3-1-1. Chem Biodivers 2021; 18:e2100128. [PMID: 33709565 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202100128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Five new peptaibols, longibramides A-E (1-5) with 11 amino acid residues, were isolated from a fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum Rifai DMG-3-1-1, which was isolated from a mushroom Clitocybe nebularis (Batsch) P. Kumm collected from coniferous forest in the subboreal area of northeast China. The structures of longibramides A-E were determined by their spectroscopic data (NMR and MS-MS spectra), their absolute configurations were determined by X-ray diffractions and Marfey's analyses. The X-ray diffractions of longibramides A, B, and the similar CD spectra of A-E showed that they all had α-helix conformations. Longibramides B and E showed moderate cytotoxicities against BV2 and MCF-7 cells and also showed some inhibitory effects against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA T144. L-trans-Hyp was not commonly found in natural peptaibols, which was the 6th or 10th amino acid residue in longibramides C-E. The X-ray diffractions of longibramides A and B afforded the accuracy conformations of their secondary structures, which maybe help to interpret the structure-activity relationships of the family of peptaibols in the future.
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- Shu-Hua Zhang
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, 100850, P. R. China
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Qiao H, Zhang SH, Dong Y, Yang Y, Xu R, Chen B, Wang Y, Zhu TJ, Cui CB, Zhang GG, Li CW. Chrysomutanin and related meroterpenoids from a DES mutant of the marine-derived fungus Penicillium chrysogenum S-3-25. Nat Prod Res 2020; 36:1834-1841. [PMID: 32901513 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1819271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A new meroterpene, chrysomutanin (1), two new meroterpenoids (4 and 5) together with nine known ones were isolated from the diethyl sulphate (DES) mutant 3d10-01 of the marine-derived fungus Penicillium chrysogenum S-3-25. The structures of the isolated compounds were determined by their spectroscopic data, and the absolute configuration of 1 was determined by Rh2-induced electrical circular dichroism (ECD) analysis or by comparison of the measured ECD with that of the known compounds. The cytotoxic activity was preliminarily evaluated against five human cancer cell lines. HPLC-UV analysis showed that compounds 1-12 were all newly produced by the mutant, and were not detected from the initial strain S-3-25. Chrysomutanin (1) is a new member with a chain sesquiterpene unit to the family of meroterpenes. Present results confirm that DES mutagenesis strategy is an effective method to exploit the dormant metabolites of fungi.
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- Hua Qiao
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Integrative Medical Center, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Polar Science of State Oceanic Administration, Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Lin XC, Pan M, Zhu LP, Sun Q, Zhou ZS, Li CC, Zhang GG. NFAT5 promotes arteriogenesis via MCP-1-dependent monocyte recruitment. J Cell Mol Med 2019; 24:2052-2063. [PMID: 31883300 PMCID: PMC6991654 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Studies have demonstrated that nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (NFAT5) is not only a tonicity‐responsive transcription factor but also activated by other stimuli, so we aim to investigate whether NFAT5 participates in collateral arteries formation in rats. We performed femoral artery ligature (FAL) in rats for hindlimb ischaemia model and found that NFAT5 was up‐regulated in rat adductors with FAL compared with sham group. Knockdown of NFAT5 with locally injection of adenovirus‐mediated NFAT5‐shRNA in rats significantly inhibited hindlimb blood perfusion recovery and arteriogenesis. Moreover, NFAT5 knockdown decreased macrophages infiltration and monocyte chemotactic protein‐1 (MCP‐1) expression in rats adductors. In vitro, with interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β) stimulation and loss‐of‐function studies, we demonstrated that NFAT5 knockdown inhibits MCP‐1 expression in endothelial cells and chemotaxis of THP‐1 cells regulated by ERK1/2 pathway. More importantly, exogenous MCP‐1 delivery could recover hindlimb blood perfusion, promote arteriogenesis and macrophages infiltration in rats after FAL, which were depressed by NFAT5 knockdown. Besides, NFAT5 knockdown also inhibited angiogenesis in gastrocnemius muscles in rats. Our results indicate that NFAT5 is a critical regulator of arteriogenesis and angiogenesis via MCP‐1‐dependent monocyte recruitment, suggesting that NFAT5 may represent an alternative therapeutic target for ischaemic diseases.
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- Xing-Chi Lin
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animal, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Hu J, Huang CX, Rao PP, Cao GQ, Zhang Y, Zhou JP, Zhu LY, Liu MX, Zhang GG. MicroRNA-155 inhibition attenuates endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis following myocardial infarction via reducing macrophage inflammation. Eur J Pharmacol 2019; 857:172449. [PMID: 31207208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis plays an important role in the pathological process following myocardial infarction (MI). Macrophages that express microRNA-155 (miR-155) mediate cardiac inflammation, fibrosis, and hypertrophy. Therefore, we investigated if miR-155 regulates ERS-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis after MI using a mouse model, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced rat bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs)and hypoxia-induced neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (NRCMs). In vivo, miR-155 levelswere significantly higher in the MI group compared to the sham group. MI increasedmacrophage infiltration, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation, ERS induced-apoptosis, and SOCS1 expression, all of which were attenuated by the miR-155 antagomir, with the exception of SOCS1 expression. Additionally, post-MI cardiac dysfunction was significantly improved by miR-155 inhibition. In vitro, LPS upregulated miR-155 expression in BMDMs, and the miR-155 antagomir decreased LPS-induced macrophage inflammation and NF-κB pathway activation, but increased expression of SOCS1. Hypoxia increased NF-κB pathway activation, ERS marker expression, and apoptosis in NRCMs. Interestingly, conditioned medium from LPS-induced macrophages in combination with the miR-155 antagomir decreased, while the miR-155 agomir increased, the hypoxia-induced effects in NRCM's. The miR-155 agomir effects were reversed by inhibiting the NF-κB pathway in cardiomyocytes. Moreover, SOCS1 knockdown in LPS-induced macrophages promoted NF-κB pathway activation and ERS-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis in the hypoxia-induced NRCMs, but the SOCS1-siRNA-induced effects were markedly decreased by miR-155 antagomir treatment. These data suggest that miR-155 inhibition attenuates ERS-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis after MI via reducing macrophage inflammation through the SOCS1/NF-κB pathway.
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- Juan Hu
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China; Institute of Hypertension, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, PR China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, PR China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China; Institute of Hypertension, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of NanChang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, PR China; Institute of Hypertension, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Hu J, Huang CX, Rao PP, Zhou JP, Wang X, Tang L, Liu MX, Zhang GG. Inhibition of microRNA-155 attenuates sympathetic neural remodeling following myocardial infarction via reducing M1 macrophage polarization and inflammatory responses in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2019; 851:122-132. [PMID: 30721702 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Inflammation plays an important role in sympathetic neural remodeling induced by myocardial infarction (MI). MiR-155 is a vital regulator of inflammatory responses, and macrophage-secreted miR-155 promotes cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy. However, whether miR-155 influences MI-induced sympathetic neural remodeling is not clear. Therefore, we examined the role of miR-155 in MI-induced sympathetic neural remodeling and the related mechanisms in both an mouse model and in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). Our data showed that miR-155 expression was significantly enhanced in the myocardial tissues of MI mice compared to sham mice. Also, MI up-regulated the electrophysiological parameters, M1 macrophage polarization, inflammatory responses, and suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) expression, which coincided with the increased expression of sympathetic nerve remodeling markers(nerve growth factor, tyrosine hydroxylase and growth-associated protein 43). Except for SOCS1, these proteins were attenuated by miR-155 antagomir. In vitro, LPS-stimulation promoted miR-155 expression in BMDMs. Consistent with the in vivo findings, miR-155 antagomir diminished the LPS-induced M1 macrophage polarization, nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation, and the expression of pro-inflammatory factors and nerve growth factor; but it increased the expression of SOCS1. Inversely, miR-155 agomir significantly potentiated LPS-induced pathophysiological effects in BMDMs. MiR-155 agomir-induced effects were reversed by the NF-κB inhibitor. Mechanistically, treatment with siRNA against SOCS1 augmented the aforementioned LPS-mediated activities, which were antagonized by the addition of miR-155 antagomir. In conclusion, miR-155 inhibition downregulated NGF expression via decreasing M1 macrophage polarization and inflammatory responses dependent on the SOCS1/NF-κB pathway, subsequently diminishing MI-induced sympathetic neural remodeling and ventricular arrhythmias (VAs).
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- Juan Hu
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China; Institute of Hypertension, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China; Institute of Hypertension, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China; Institute of Hypertension, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei, PR China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan 430060, PR China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China; Institute of Hypertension, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.
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Zhu LP, Tian T, Wang JY, He JN, Chen T, Pan M, Xu L, Zhang HX, Qiu XT, Li CC, Wang KK, Shen H, Zhang GG, Bai YP. Hypoxia-elicited mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes facilitates cardiac repair through miR-125b-mediated prevention of cell death in myocardial infarction. Am J Cancer Res 2018; 8:6163-6177. [PMID: 30613290 PMCID: PMC6299684 DOI: 10.7150/thno.28021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 307] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Exosomes (Exo) secreted from hypoxia-conditioned bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) were found to be protective for ischemic disease. However, the role of exosomal miRNA in the protective effect of hypoxia-conditioned BM-MSCs-derived Exo (Hypo-Exo) remains largely uncharacterized and the poor specificity of tissue targeting of Exo limits their clinical applications. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the effect of miRNA in Hypo-Exo on the repair of ischemic myocardium and its underlying mechanisms. We further developed modified Hypo-Exo with high specificity to the myocardium and evaluate its therapeutic effects. Methods: Murine BM-MSCs were subjected to hypoxia or normoxia culture and Exo were subsequently collected. Hypo-Exo or normoxia-conditioned BM-MSC-derived Exo (Nor-Exo) were administered to mice with permanent condition of myocardial infarction (MI). After 28 days, to evaluate the therapeutic effects of Hypo-Exo, infarction area and cardio output in Hypo-Exo and Nor-Exo treated MI mice were compared through Masson's trichrome staining and echocardiography respectively. We utilized the miRNA array to identify the significantly differentially expressed miRNAs between Nor-Exo and Hypo-Exo. One of the most enriched miRNA in Hypo-Exo was knockdown by applying antimiR in Hypoxia-conditioned BM-MSCs. Then we performed intramyocardial injection of candidate miRNA-knockdown-Hypo-Exo in a murine MI model, changes in the candidate miRNA's targets expression of cardiomyocytes and the cardiac function were characterized. We conjugated Hypo-Exo with an ischemic myocardium-targeted (IMT) peptide by bio-orthogonal chemistry, and tested its targeting specificity and therapeutic efficiency via systemic administration in the MI mice. Results: The miRNA array revealed significant enrichment of miR-125b-5p in Hypo-Exo compared with Nor-Exo. Administration of miR-125b knockdown Hypo-Exo significantly increased the infarction area and suppressed cardiomyocyte survival post-MI. Mechanistically, miR-125b knockdown Hypo-Exo lost the capability to suppress the expression of the proapoptotic genes p53 and BAK1 in cardiomyocytes. Intravenous administration of IMT-conjugated Hypo-Exo (IMT-Exo) showed specific targeting to the ischemic lesions in the injured heart and exerted a marked cardioprotective function post-MI. Conclusion: Our results illustrate a new mechanism by which Hypo-Exo-derived miR125b-5p facilitates ischemic cardiac repair by ameliorating cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Furthermore, our IMT- Exo may serve as a novel drug carrier that enhances the specificity of drug delivery for ischemic disease.
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Li CC, Qiu XT, Sun Q, Zhou JP, Yang HJ, Wu WZ, He LF, Tang CE, Zhang GG, Bai YP. Endogenous reduction of miR-185 accelerates cardiac function recovery in mice following myocardial infarction via targeting of cathepsin K. J Cell Mol Med 2018; 23:1164-1173. [PMID: 30450725 PMCID: PMC6349160 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis is critical for re‐establishing the blood supply to the surviving myocardium after myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). MicroRNAs are recognised as important epigenetic regulators of endothelial function. The aim of this study was to determine the roles of microRNAs in angiogenesis. Eighteen circulating microRNAs including miR‐185‐5p were differently expressed in plasma from patients with ACS by high‐throughput RNA sequencing. The expressional levels of miR‐185‐5p were dramatically reduced in hearts isolated from mice following MI and cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) under hypoxia, as determined by fluorescence in situ hybridisation and quantitative RT‐PCR. Evidence from computational prediction and luciferase reporter gene activity indicated that cathepsin K (CatK) mRNA is a target of miR‐185‐5p. In HUVECs, miR‐185‐5p mimics inhibited cell proliferations, migrations and tube formations under hypoxia, while miR‐185‐5p inhibitors performed the opposites. Further, the inhibitory effects of miR‐185‐5p up‐regulation on cellular functions of HUVECs were abolished by CatK gene overexpression, and adenovirus‐mediated CatK gene silencing ablated these enhancive effects in HUVECs under hypoxia. In vivo studies indicated that gain‐function of miR‐185‐5p by agomir infusion down‐regulated CatK gene expression, impaired angiogenesis and delayed the recovery of cardiac functions in mice following MI. These actions of miR‐185‐5p agonists were mirrored by in vivo knockdown of CatK in mice with MI. Endogenous reductions of miR‐185‐5p in endothelial cells induced by hypoxia increase CatK gene expression to promote angiogenesis and to accelerate the recovery of cardiac function in mice following MI.
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- Chuan-Chang Li
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorder, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorder, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Medical Science Research, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorder, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorder, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Nie KY, Tu X, Li J, Chen X, Ren FF, Zhang GG, Kang L, Gu S, Zhang R, Wu P, Zheng Y, Tan HH, Jagadish C, Ye J. Tailored Emission Properties of ZnTe/ZnTe:O/ZnO Core-Shell Nanowires Coupled with an Al Plasmonic Bowtie Antenna Array. ACS Nano 2018; 12:7327-7334. [PMID: 29894159 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b03685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The ability to manipulate light-matter interaction in semiconducting nanostructures is fascinating for implementing functionalities in advanced optoelectronic devices. Here, we report the tailoring of radiative emissions in a ZnTe/ZnTe:O/ZnO core-shell single nanowire coupled with a one-dimensional aluminum bowtie antenna array. The plasmonic antenna enables changes in the excitation and emission processes, leading to an obvious enhancement of near band edge emission (2.2 eV) and subgap excitonic emission (1.7 eV) bound to intermediate band states in a ZnTe/ZnTe:O/ZnO core-shell nanowire as well as surface-enhanced Raman scattering at room temperature. The increase of emission decay rate in the nanowire/antenna system, probed by time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy, yields an observable enhancement of quantum efficiency induced by local surface plasmon resonance. Electromagnetic simulations agree well with the experimental observations, revealing a combined effect of enhanced electric near-field intensity and the improvement of quantum efficiency in the ZnTe/ZnTe:O/ZnO nanowire/antenna system. The capability of tailoring light-matter interaction in low-efficient emitters may provide an alternative platform for designing advanced optoelectronic and sensing devices with precisely controlled response.
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- Kui-Ying Nie
- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
- School of Physics and Engineering , Xingyi Normal University for Nationalities , Xingyi 562400 , China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics and Engineering , The Australian National University , Canberra , ACT 2601 , Australia
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- Grünberg Research Centre , Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications , Nanjing 210003 , China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid-State Lighting and Energy-Saving Electronics , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid-State Lighting and Energy-Saving Electronics , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics and Engineering , The Australian National University , Canberra , ACT 2601 , Australia
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics and Engineering , The Australian National University , Canberra , ACT 2601 , Australia
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics and Engineering , The Australian National University , Canberra , ACT 2601 , Australia
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid-State Lighting and Energy-Saving Electronics , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , China
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Zhao GY, Deng BW, Zhang CY, Cui YD, Bi JY, Zhang GG. New phenanthrene and 9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene derivatives from the stems of Dendrobium officinale with their cytotoxic activities. J Nat Med 2017; 72:246-251. [DOI: 10.1007/s11418-017-1141-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Wei Zeng
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, PR China
- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, PR China
- Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, PR China
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Zhu LP, Zhou JP, Zhang JX, Wang JY, Wang ZY, Pan M, Li LF, Li CC, Wang KK, Bai YP, Zhang GG. MiR-15b-5p Regulates Collateral Artery Formation by Targeting AKT3 (Protein Kinase B-3). Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2017; 37:957-968. [PMID: 28254819 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.116.308905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify circulating microRNAs that are differentially expressed in severe coronary heart disease with well or poorly developed collateral arteries and to investigate their mechanisms of action in vivo and in vitro. APPROACH AND RESULTS In our study, we identified a circulating microRNA, miR-15b-5p, with low expression that, nevertheless, characterized patients with sufficient coronary collateral artery function. Moreover, in murine hindlimb ischemia model, in situ hybridization identified that miR-15b-5p was specifically expressed in vascular endothelial cells of adductors in sham group and was remarkably downregulated after femoral artery ligation. Overexpressed miR-15b-5p significantly inhibited arteriogenesis and angiogenesis in mice. In vitro, both under basal and vascular endothelial growth factor stimulation, loss-of-function or gain-of-function studies suggested that miR-15b-5p significantly promoted or depressed the migration and proliferation of endothelial cells. We identified AKT3 (protein kinase B-3) as a direct target of miR-15b-5p. Interestingly, AKT3 deficiency by injection with Chol-AKT3-siRNA obviously suppressed arteriogenesis and the recovery of blood perfusion after femoral ligation in mice. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that circulating miR-15b-5p is a suitable biomarker for discriminating between patients with well-developed or poorly developed collaterals. Moreover, miR-15b-5p is a key regulator of arteriogenesis and angiogenesis, which may represent a potential therapeutic target for ischemic disease.
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- Ling-Ping Zhu
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (L.-P.Z., J.-P.Z., J.-Y.W., Z.-Y.W., M.P., L.-F.L., L.C., G.-G.Z.); Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (J.-X.Z., C.-C.L., Y.-P.B.); and Department of Pathophysiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China (K.-K.W.).
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Zhou JP, Tong XY, Zhu LP, Luo JM, Luo Y, Bai YP, Li CC, Zhang GG. Plasma Omentin-1 Level as a Predictor of Good Coronary Collateral Circulation. J Atheroscler Thromb 2017; 24:940-948. [PMID: 28123148 PMCID: PMC5587520 DOI: 10.5551/jat.37440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Aims: Coronary collateral circulation (CCC) is crucial during an acute ischemic attack. Evidences showed that omentin-1 exhibited remarkable antiatherogenic effects and ischemia-induced revascularization. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between plasma omentin-1 levels and CCC in patients with ≥ 90% angiography-proven coronary occlusion. Methods: 142 patients with ≥ 90% luminal diameter stenosis in at least one major epicardial coronary artery were recruited. Among them, 79 patients with Rentrop 0–1 grade were classified into the poor CCC group and 63 patients with Rentrop 2–3 grade were included into the good CCC group. The association between plasma omentin-1 levels and CCC status was assessed. Results: Plasma omentin-1 level was significantly higher in patients with good CCC than those with poor CCC (566.57 ± 26.90 vs. 492.38 ± 19.70 ng/mL, p = 0.024). Besides, omentin-1 was positively correlated with total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein, and gensini score but inversely with hyperlipidemia and body mass index (all p values < 0.05). Multivariate regression analysis indicated that omentin-1 [odds ratio (OR) = 1.002, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.000 – 1.004, p = 0.041)], TC, the number of the diseased vessels, a higher frequency of left circumflex artery and right coronary artery, chronic total occlusion, and gensini score remained as the independent predictors of good CCC. Conclusion: Higher plasma omentin-1 level was associated with better CCC development. Our findings suggest that omentin-1 may be an alternative marker for adequate CCC in patients with ≥ 90% coronary occlusion.
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- Ji-Peng Zhou
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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Li SJ, Luo Y, Zhang LM, Yang W, Zhang GG. Targeted introduction and effective expression of hFIX at the AAVS1 locus in mesenchymal stem cells. Mol Med Rep 2017; 15:1313-1318. [PMID: 28112377 PMCID: PMC5367337 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Hemophilia B occurs due to a deficiency in human blood coagulation factor IX (hFIX). Currently, no effective treatment for hemophilia B has been identified, and gene therapy has been considered the most appropriate treatment. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have homing abilities and low immunogenicity, and therefore they may be potential cell carriers for targeted drug delivery to lesional tissues. The present study constructed an adeno‑associated virus integration site 1 (AAVS1)‑targeted vector termed AAVS1‑green fluorescent protein (GFP)‑hFIX and a zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) expression vector. Nucleofection was used to co‑transfect the targeting vector and the ZFN expression vector into human MSCs. The GFP‑positive cells were selected using flow cytometry. Site‑specific integration clones were obtained following the monoclonal culture, subsequent detections were performed using polymerase chain reaction and Southern blotting. Following the confirmation of stem cell traits of the site‑specific integration MSCs, the in vivo and in vitro expression levels of hFIX were detected. The results demonstrated that the hFIX gene was successfully transfected into the AAVS1 locus in human MSCs. The clones with the site‑specific integration retained stem cell traits of the MSCs. In addition, hFIX was effectively expressed in vivo and in vitro. No significant differences in expression levels were identified among the individual clones. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that the exogenous gene hFIX was effectively expressed following site‑specific targeting into the AAVS1 locus in MSCs; therefore, MSCs may be used as potential cell carriers for gene therapy of hemophilia B.
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- Shu-Jun Li
- Department of Hematology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Hunan Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya Medical School, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410000, P.R. China
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Zou Z, Xu K, Xu P, Li X, Cheng F, Li J, Yu X, Cao D, Li D, Zeng W, Zhang G, Tan G. Seladoeflavones A–F, six novel flavonoids from Selaginella doederleinii. Fitoterapia 2017; 116:66-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2016.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2016] [Revised: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Zou Z, Xu P, Wu C, Zhu W, Zhu G, He X, Zhang G, Hu J, Liu S, Zeng W, Xu K, Tan G. Carboxymethyl flavonoids and a chromone with antimicrobial activity from Selaginella moellendorffii Hieron. Fitoterapia 2016; 111:124-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2016.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2016] [Revised: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhao M, Pan W, Shi RZ, Bai YP, You BY, Zhang K, Fu QM, Schuchman EH, He XX, Zhang GG. Acid Sphingomyelinase Mediates Oxidized-LDL Induced Apoptosis in Macrophage via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. J Atheroscler Thromb 2016; 23:1111-25. [PMID: 26923251 PMCID: PMC5090817 DOI: 10.5551/jat.32383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Aim: Macrophage apoptosis is a vital event in advanced atherosclerosis, and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is a major contributor to this process. Acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) and ceramide are also involved in the induction of apoptosis, particularly in macrophages. Our current study focuses on ASM and investigates its role in ox-LDL-induced macrophage apoptosis. Methods: Human THP-1 and mouse peritoneal macrophages were cultured in vitro and treated with ox-LDL. ASM activity and ceramide levels were quantified using ultra performance liquid chromatography. Protein and mRNA levels were analyzed using Western blot analysis and quantitative realtime PCR, respectively. Cell apoptosis was determined using Hoechst staining and flow cytometry. Results: Ox-LDL-induced macrophage apoptosis was triggered by profound endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, leading to an upregulation of ASM activity and ceramide levels at an early stage. ASM was inhibited by siRNA or desipramine (DES), and/or ceramide was degraded by recombinant acid ceramidase (AC). These events attenuated the effect of ox-LDL on ER stress. In contrast, recombinant ASM upregulated ceramide and ER stress. ASM siRNA, DES, recombinant AC, and ER stress inhibitor 4-phenylbutyric acid were blocked by elevated levels of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP); ox-LDL induced elevated levels of CHOP. These events attenuated macrophage apoptosis. Conclusion: These results indicate that ASM/ceramide signaling pathway is involved in ox-LDL-induced macrophage apoptosis via ER stress pathway.
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- Min Zhao
- Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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Liu SY, Yuan Q, Li XH, Hu CP, Hu R, Zhang GG, Li D, Li YJ. Role of vascular peroxidase 1 in senescence of endothelial cells in diabetes rats. Int J Cardiol 2015; 197:182-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.06.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2015] [Revised: 06/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Shang QH, Yang ZB, Yang WR, Li Z, Zhang GG, Jiang SZ. Toxicity of Mycotoxins from Contaminated Corn with or withoutYeast Cell Wall Adsorbent on Broiler Chickens. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2015; 29:674-80. [PMID: 26954178 PMCID: PMC4852229 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.15.0165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2015] [Revised: 06/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of feeds naturally contaminated with mycotoxins on growth performance, serum biochemical parameters, carcass traits, and splenic heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) mRNA expression levels in broiler chickens. The efficacy of yeast cell wall (YCW) adsorbent in preventing mycotoxicosis was also evaluated. Three hundred 1-d-old Arbor Acres broiler chicks were randomly allotted to 3 treatments in completely randomized design for 42 d. Each treatment group had 5 replicate pens with 20 birds. The treatments were as follows: i) basal diet (control), ii) naturally contaminated diet (NCD), and iii) NCD+0.2% YCW adsorbent (NCDD). The NCD decreased average daily gain (ADG) (p<0.01) of 0 to 21 d, 22 to 42 d, and 0 to 42 d, and increased feed conversion ratio (p<0.01) of 22 to 42 d and 0 to 42 d. Both the breast meat percentage and thigh meat percentage of the NCD group were significantly higher (p<0.01) than that of the control group on d 21. The NCD group showed significantly increased levels of triglycerides (p<0.05) and cholesterol (p<0.05) on both d 21 and d 42 compared to the control group. However, the NCD significantly reduced (p<0.01) the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) on d 42 compared to controls. Compared with the NCD, supplementation with YCW significantly improved (p<0.01) the ADG of 0 to 21 d and 0 to 42 d, and increased (p<0.01) concentrations of HDL on d 42, and on d 21, and triglycerides (p<0.05) on d 21 and d 42. Supplementation with YCW reduced (p<0.01) the breast meat percentage, the thigh meat percentage, the concentrations of cholesterol (p<0.01) and the low-density lipoprotein (p<0.05) on d 21, and improved (p<0.01) the splenic Hsp70 mRNA expression levels compared with the NCD group. The results of this study indicated that feeding NCD for 42 d had adverse effects on broiler chickens, and that YCW might be beneficial in counteracting the effects of mycotoxins.
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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Zhou LP, Tan ZR, Chen H, Guo D, Chen Y, Huang WH, Wang LS, Zhang GG. Effect of two-linked mutations of the FMO3 gene on itopride metabolism in Chinese healthy volunteers. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2014; 70:1333-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00228-014-1724-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hong D, Gao HC, Wang X, Li LF, Li CC, Luo Y, Wang KK, Bai YP, Zhang GG. Asymmetric dimethylarginine triggers macrophage apoptosis via the endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway. Mol Cell Biochem 2014; 398:31-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-014-2202-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Hong D, Bai YP, Shi RZ, Tan GS, Hu CP, Zhang GG. Inhibitory effect of reinioside C on vascular smooth muscle cells proliferation induced by angiotensin II via inhibiting NADPH oxidase-ROS-ENK1/2-NF-kappaB-AP-1 pathway. Pharmazie 2014. [PMID: 25272943 DOI: 10.1691/ph.2014.4556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) induced by angiotensin II (Ang II) plays a vital role in the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis and restenosis. In the present study, the effect of reinioside C, a main active ingredient of Polygala fallax Hemsl, on proliferation of VSMCs induced by Ang II was investigated. It was found that Ang II (1 microM) markedly stimulated proliferation of VSMCs. Pretreatment of reinioside C (3, 10 or 30 microM) concentration-dependently inhibited the proliferative effect of Ang II. To determine the possible mechanism, NADPH oxidase subunits (Nox-1, Nox-4) mRNA expression, intracellular ROS level, phosphorylation of ERK1/2, NF-kappaB activity, and mRNA expression of AP-1 subunits (c-fos, c-jun) and c-myc were measured. The results demonstrated that reinioside C attenuated Ang II-induced NADPH oxidase mRNA expression, generation of ROS, ERK1/2 phosphorylation, activation of NF-kappaB, and mRNA expression of AP-1 and c-myc in VSMCs in a concentration-dependent manner. The effects of Ang II were also inhibited by diphenyleneiodonium (DPI, the NADPH oxidase inhibitor), PD98059 (the ERK1/2 inhibitor) and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC, the NF-kappaB inhibitor). These results suggest reinioside C attenuates Ang II-induced proliferation of VSMCs by inhibiting NADPH oxidase-ROS-ERK1/2-NF-kappaB-AP-1 pathway.
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Yang ZB, Wan XL, Yang WR, Jiang SZ, Zhang GG, Johnston SL, Chi F. Effects of naturally mycotoxin-contaminated corn on nutrient and energy utilization of ducks fed diets with or without Calibrin-A. Poult Sci 2014; 93:2199-209. [PMID: 25037822 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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One hundred sixty-two 21-d-old ducks were randomly allotted to 6 treatments with 3 levels of mycotoxin-contaminated corn (0, 50, and 100% M) and 2 levels of Calibrin-A (CA, a clay mycotoxin adsorbent, 0 and 0.1%) to evaluate the effects of increasing levels of mycotoxin-contaminated corn on nutrient utilization in ducks fed diets with or without CA. Endogenous losses were obtained from another 27 ducks. Excreta samples were collected to determine DM, OM, CP, amino acids, and gross energy. Gross energy was analyzed for computation of AME and TME. The apparent digestibility (AD) and true digestibility (TD) of the nutrients in all treatments with and without CA had common (P > 0.05) intercepts and slopes except Pro (P < 0.05). The AME, TME, AD, and TD of DM, OM, Phe, and Gly were linearly (P < 0.05) decreased as the concentration of contaminated corn in the diet increased. Ducks fed the 100% M diet supplemented with 0.1% CA increased AD and TD of Gly compared with the 100% M diet, and ducks fed 50 and 100% M diet supplemented with 0.1% CA increased AD and TD of Pro compared with 50% M and 100% M diet, respectively. In the present study, ducks fed mycotoxin-contaminated corn decreased nutrient digestibility in dose-dependent manner, and 0.1% CA supplementation improved AD and TD of Gly and Pro.
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, P. R. China, 271018
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, P. R. China, 271018
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, P. R. China, 271018
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, P. R. China, 271018
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, P. R. China, 271018
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- Amlan International, Chicago, IL 60611
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Hong D, Bai YP, Gao HC, Wang X, Li LF, Zhang GG, Hu CP. Ox-LDL induces endothelial cell apoptosis via the LOX-1-dependent endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway. Atherosclerosis 2014; 235:310-7. [PMID: 24911634 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of lectin-like ox-LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) on oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-induced apoptosis and the involvement of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response pathway. METHODS AND RESULTS Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were treated with 50, 100, or 200 μg/ml ox-LDL and cultured for 12, 24, or 48 h for concentration- and time-dependent studies. Cells were transfected with LOX-1 or Nox-4 shRNAs, and target proteins were inhibited with the corresponding antibodies for mechanistic studies. Active proteins and mRNAs were analyzed by Western blotting and RT-PCR, respectively. Cell apoptosis was analyzed by Annexin and Hoechst staining assays. Ox-LDL induced both apoptosis and protein expression of LOX-1 and Nox-4 through activation of ER stress sensors IRE1 and PERK, and nuclear translocation of ATF6 and their subsequent pathways were indicated by JNK, eukaryotic initiation factor 2 phosphorylation, XBP-1, and chaperone GRP78 expression; up-regulation of proapoptotic proteins CHOP and Bcl-2; and caspase-12 activity. LOX-1 gene silencing and treatment with an anti-LOX-1 antibody attenuated the effects of ox-LDL. Pretreatment with irestatin 9389, salubrinal, or AEBSF also blocked ox-LDL-induced expression of CHOP and Bcl-2 and activation of caspase-12 activity, leading to an attenuation of endothelial cell apoptosis. Furthermore, Nox-4 siRNA attenuated the up-regulated expression of GRP78, PERK, IRE1, and XBP-1 to reduce ox-LDL-induced endothelial cell apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS LOX-1 plays a critical role in ox-LDL-induced endothelial cell apoptosis via the ER stress pathway.
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- Dan Hong
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87#, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87#, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87#, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87#, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87#, Changsha 410008, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
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Saeed N, Latifi K, Hoffe SE, Cruz A, Opp DW, Moros EG, Zhang GG, Budzevich MM, Shridhar R, Dilling TJ. Optimizing Options for Re-irradiation With Deformable Image Registration of Prior Plans. Pract Radiat Oncol 2014; 3:S16-7. [PMID: 24674497 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.01.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- N Saeed
- Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
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- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
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Zhang GG, Yang ZB, Wang Y, Yang WR, Zhou HJ. Effects of dietary supplementation of multi-enzyme on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, small intestinal digestive enzyme activities, and large intestinal selected microbiota in weanling pigs. J Anim Sci 2014; 92:2063-9. [PMID: 24663197 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Two experiments were conducted to assess the effects of dietary supplementation of an exogenous multi-enzyme (EME) preparation to 35- to 65-d-old piglets on apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD), growth performance, digestive enzyme activities, and selected microbial populations in feces. In Exp.1, twenty eight 35-d-old piglets were randomly assigned to 7 dietary treatments (corn-soybean based diet supplemented with 0, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, or 350 mg EME/kg) in a 14-d digestibility study. Piglets fed the diets supplemented with EME had greater ATTD of DM, CP, and GE (P = 0.001, 0.005, and 0.009, respectively) than those fed the diet without EME supplementation, and those ATTD values increased linearly and quadratically (P < 0.001) as the levels of supplemented EME increased. In Exp. 2, two hundred 35-d-old weanling piglets were randomly allocated to 20 pens. The pens were then randomly assigned to 5 dietary treatments (corn-soybean based diet supplemented with 0, 100, 150, 250, or 350 mg EME/kg) with 4 pens per treatment in a 30-d feeding experiment. Piglets has ad libitum access to diets and water, and they were weighed at the beginning (35-d-old), middle (50-d-old), and end (65-d-old) of the experiment. Fecal samples were grabbed directly from the rectum and digesta samples from duodenum, jejunum, and ileum were taken at the end of the experiment for the analysis of selected bacteria populations and digestive-enzyme activities. The ADG and ADFI tended to be greater with the increasing levels of supplemented EME in both periods, whereas G:F was improved (P = 0.012 and 0.017) by EME in the period of 35 to 50 d of age and during the overall experimental period. Furthermore, inclusion of EME in diet increased the counts of Lactobacilli spp. and Bacillus subtilis spp., but reduced the populations of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli spp. in the feces. The EME supplementation also enhanced (P < 0.05) the activities of amylase, lipase, and protease in the small intestine. The growth performance-enhancing effects of EME appeared to be mediated by the age of the piglet and the dose of EME used. Supplementation of corn-soybean meal diets for 35- to 65-d-old piglets with EME has a potential to enhance gut health condition, increase nutrient digestion, and increase growth performance.
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- Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an, Shandong, 271018, P. R. China
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Hai Chao G, Bai YP, Hong D, Wang X, Hu CP, Zhang GG. GW24-e0341 Hypochlorous acid, a macrophages product, induces endothelial apoptosis: The role of endoplasmic reticulum stress. Heart 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304613.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Xiang W, Bai YP, Hong D, Gao HC, Li LF, Zhu LP, Sun Q, Zhang GG. GW24-e0342 Ang II induces capillary formation from endothelial cells via the AT1R-dependent inositol requiring enzyme 1 pathway. Heart 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304613.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Ma QL, Zhang GG, Peng J. Vascular peroxidase 1: A novel enzyme in promoting oxidative stress in cardiovascular system. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2013; 23:179-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wan XL, Yang ZB, Yang WR, Jiang SZ, Zhang GG, Johnston SL, Chi F. Toxicity of increasing aflatoxin B1 concentrations from contaminated corn with or without clay adsorbent supplementation in ducklings. Poult Sci 2013; 92:1244-53. [PMID: 23571334 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A total of 1,280 1-d-old ducks were used in a study to investigate the effects of increasing aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) concentrations from naturally contaminated corn on young ducklings, and the effectiveness of a clay adsorbent (CA) to protect against those effects. Ducks were randomly allotted to 8 treatments (TRT) in a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement with 4 levels of AFB1 (0, 25, 50, and 100 μg/kg) and 2 levels of CA (0 and 0.1%) with 8 pens per TRT and 20 ducks per pen. All ducks were allowed ad libitum access to feed and water during the 21-d experiment. The ADG, ADFI, feed conversion rate, mortality, bill color, and CV of BW of each replicate were measured at the end of the study. Blood and tissue samples from 8 ducks per TRT were obtained on d 21 of the experiment to determine the serum immunoglobulin and protein concentrations, relative organ weights, and intestinal morphology. Average daily gain and relative weights of the liver, spleen, thymus, and bursa of Fabricius decreased linearly (P < 0.05) as dietary AFB1 increased. Serum proteins and intestinal villi heights and villus/crypt ratio followed the same pattern. Bill decolorization ratio, CV of BW, and mortality increased linearly (P < 0.05) as dietary AFB1 increased. Adding 0.1% CA to the diet improved (P < 0.05) the relative weights of the small intestine, spleen, and thymus, and the villus height and villus/crypt ratio of the duodenum and jejunum, as well as the serum IgG and IgM concentrations. Adding CA also reduced (P < 0.05) bill decolorization ratio, CV of BW, mortality, and serum IgA concentration. Therefore, duck performance was negatively affected by increasing AFB1 concentrations in diets. But the addition of 0.1% CA can protect against the detrimental effects caused by AFB1-contaminated corn in diets for ducks.
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- X L Wan
- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, PR China
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Li SJ, Shi RZ, Bai YP, Hong D, Yang W, Wang X, Mo L, Zhang GG. Targeted introduction of tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) at the AAVS1 locus in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and its stable and effective expression. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 437:74-8. [PMID: 23791874 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Thrombolytic therapy using tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) is an effective method for treating acute myocardial infarction. However, the systemic administration of TPA is associated with the risk of hemorrhage. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from bone marrow are characterized by low immunogenicity and homing toward damaged tissues and are therefore ideal cell carriers to achieve lesion-targeting medication. In this article, TPA gene was integrated into the AAVS1 of mesenchymal stem cells, which has been confirmed to be a safe chromosomal locus. The targeting efficiency was 83%. The clones with the site-specific integration retained the stem cell traits of MSCs, displayed a normal karyotype and could persistently and effectively express TPA, as demonstrated by an average expression activity of 1.5 units/mL (3.4-fold that of the control group). After subculture and subsequent growth for two weeks, the clones showed an average TPA activity of 1.43 units/mL and exhibited no significant differences among the individual clones. In summary, the foreign TPA gene can be specifically introduced to the AAVS1 locus, whereby it can be stably and effectively expressed. MSCs can serve as cell carriers for the targeted treatment of a thrombus using TPA.
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- Shu-Jun Li
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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Wang X, Bai YP, Hong D, Gao HC, Li LF, Li CC, Zhu LP, Sun Q, Zhang GG. Ang II induces capillary formation from endothelial cells via the AT1R-dependent inositol requiring enzyme 1 pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 434:552-8. [PMID: 23583400 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.03.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Previous studies have demonstrated an important interaction between angiotension II type 1 receptor (AT1R) and angiotension II (Ang II) -induced capillary formation from endothelial cells and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). However, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Recent studies revealed that the unfolded protein response regulates an angiogenic response by the kidney epithelium during ischemic stress. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the effects of Ang II on AT1R-mediated capillary formation from endothelial cells and the possible involvement of the IRE1/JNK/p38 MAPK pathway. Our results show that Ang II (1 nmol/L) induced the expression of VEGF and enhanced capillary formation from endothelial cells in the Matrigel assay. This effect was significantly depressed by the AT1R blocker losartan and different inhibitors (irestatin, IRE1 specific inhibitor; SP600125, JNK specific inhibitor; SB203580, p38 MAPK specific inhibitor) but not by the AT2R blocker PD123319. Next, we investigated the effect of Ang II on the IRE1/JNK/p38 MAPK pathway and the 78kDA glucose regulated protein 78 (GRP78) activity in HUVECs and the role of the AT1 Receptor. The results show that Ang II activated both the IRE1/JNK/p38 MAPK pathway and GRP78 binding activity. These effects were markedly inhibited by the AT1R blocker losartan. The IRE1 specific inhibitor irestatin, the JNK specific inhibitor SP600125, and the p38 MAPK specific inhibitor SB203580 significantly inhibited Ang II-induced capillary formation from endothelial cells and VEGF expression but had no effect on GRP78. Collectively, these findings suggest for the first time that Ang II promotes capillary formation by inducing the expression of VEGF via Ang II type 1 receptor-mediated stimulation of the IRE1/JNK/p38 MAPK pathway.
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- Xiang Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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Figura N, Latifi K, Dilling TJ, Kuykendall CC, Eikman EA, Moros EG, Zhang GG, Leuthold S, Mehra C, Hoffe SE. Dosimetric Implications of Treating 4D PET/CT-Defined Maximum Inhale Versus Exhale Target Volumes in Esophageal Cancer. Pract Radiat Oncol 2013; 3:S34-5. [PMID: 24674556 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.01.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- N Figura
- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
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- Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
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Hong D, Shi RZ, Bai YP, Hu CP, Tan GS, Li YJ, Yang TL, Xu KP, Zhang GG. INHIBITORY EFFECT OF REINIOSIDE C ON VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS PROLIFERATION INDUCED BY ANGIOTENSIN II VIA INHIBITING NADPH OXIDASE-ROS-ERK1/2-NF-KB-AP-1 PATHWAY. Heart 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302920b.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Bai YP, Hong D, Wang X, Gao HC, Hu CP, Yang TL, Chang LC, Zhang GG. HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, A MACROPHAGES PRODUCT, INDUCES ENDOTHELIAL APOPTOSIS: THE ROLE OF ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS. Heart 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302920a.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Li TT, Zhang YS, He L, Liu B, Shi RZ, Zhang GG, Peng J. Inhibition of vascular peroxidase alleviates cardiac dysfunction and apoptosis induced by ischemia–reperfusion. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2012; 90:851-62. [PMID: 22702833 DOI: 10.1139/y2012-066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is involved in myocardial ischemia–reperfusion (IR) injury and vascular peroxidase (VPO) is a newly identified isoform of MPO. This study was conducted to explore whether VPO is involved in IR-induced cardiac dysfunction and apoptosis. In a rat Langendorff model of myocardial IR, the cardiac function parameters (left ventricular pressure and the maximum derivatives of left ventricular pressure and coronary flow), creatine kinase (CK) activity, apoptosis, VPO1 activity were measured. In a cell (rat-heart-derived H9c2 cells) model of hypoxia–reoxygenation (HR), apoptosis, VPO activity, and VPO1 mRNA expression were examined. In isolated heart, IR caused a marked decrease in cardiac function and a significant increase in apoptosis, CK, and VPO activity. These effects were attenuated by pharmacologic inhibition of VPO. In vitro, pharmacologic inhibition of VPO activity or silencing of VPO1 expression significantly suppressed HR-induced cellular apoptosis. Our results suggest that increased VPO activity contributes to IR-induced cardiac dysfunction and inhibition of VPO activity may have the potential clinical value in protecting the myocardium against IR injury.
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- Ting-Ting Li
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, No. 110 Xiang-Ya Road, Changsha 410078, P.R. China
- Department of Pharmacy, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous State People’s Hospital, Jinghong 666100, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, No. 110 Xiang-Ya Road, Changsha 410078, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, No. 110 Xiang-Ya Road, Changsha 410078, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, No. 110 Xiang-Ya Road, Changsha 410078, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, No. 110 Xiang-Ya Road, Changsha 410078, P.R. China
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Zhang YS, He L, Liu B, Li NS, Luo XJ, Hu CP, Ma QL, Zhang GG, Li YJ, Peng J. A novel pathway of NADPH oxidase/vascular peroxidase 1 in mediating oxidative injury following ischemia–reperfusion. Basic Res Cardiol 2012; 107:266. [DOI: 10.1007/s00395-012-0266-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Revised: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shi RZ, Hu CP, Luo D, Li D, Pan W, Li SX, Yang TL, Li YJ, Zhang GG. Decreased anandamide transporter activity and calcitonin gene-related peptide production in spontaneously hypertensive rats: role of angiotensin II. Eur J Pharmacol 2012; 680:81-7. [PMID: 22318155 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2011] [Revised: 01/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In the present study, we investigated the role of angiotensin II in regulating the anandamide transporter activity and resultant calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) production in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Systolic blood pressure, plasma levels of anandamide, angiotensin II and CGRP, CGRP mRNA expression in dorsal root ganglion and anandamide transporter activity in peripheral blood lymphocytes were measured in SHRs treated with selective angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist losartan. Rat peripheral blood lymphocytes were isolated to examine the effect of exogenous angiotensin II on anandamide-induced CGRP mRNA expression, anandamide transporter activity and intracellular reactive oxygen species production in presence or absence of losartan and antioxidant n-acetyl-cysteine. In SHRs, the plasma level of angiotensin II and anandamide was elevated, but the anandamide transporter activity was attenuated concomitantly with decreased CGRP production. Treatment with losartan for 2weeks produced depressor effect, restored the reduced anandamide transporter activity, decreased the plasma anandamide level and increased the plasma level and mRNA expression of CGRP in SHRs. In cultured lymphocytes, up-regulation of CGRP mRNA expression by exogenous administration of anandamide was inhibited by anandamide transporter blocker and angiotensin II. Angiotensin II also inhibited the anandamide transporter activity concentration-dependently while increased intracellular reactive oxygen species production, which was reversed by pretreatment with losartan or n-acetyl-cysteine. The present findings suggest that angiotensin II plays a critical role in mediating the decrease in anandamide transporter activity and CGRP production in SHRs, which is likely due to activation angiotensin II type 1 receptor and resultant reactive oxygen species production.
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- Rui-Zheng Shi
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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Bai YP, Hu CP, Yuan Q, Peng J, Shi RZ, Yang TL, Cao ZH, Li YJ, Cheng G, Zhang GG. Role of VPO1, a newly identified heme-containing peroxidase, in ox-LDL induced endothelial cell apoptosis. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 51:1492-500. [PMID: 21820048 PMCID: PMC3570029 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2010] [Revised: 07/07/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an important enzyme involved in the genesis and development of atherosclerosis. Vascular peroxidase 1 (VPO1) is a newly discovered member of the peroxidase family that is mainly expressed in vascular endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells and has structural characteristics and biological activity similar to those of MPO. Our specific aims were to explore the effects of VPO1 on endothelial cell apoptosis induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) and the underlying mechanisms. The results showed that ox-LDL induced endothelial cell apoptosis and the expression of VPO1 in endothelial cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner concomitant with increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) generation, and up-regulated protein expression of the NADPH oxidase gp91(phox) subunit and phosphorylation of p38 MAPK. All these effects of ox-LDL were inhibited by VPO1 gene silencing and NADPH oxidase gp91(phox) subunit gene silencing or by pretreatment with the NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin or diphenyliodonium. The p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580 or the caspase-3 inhibitor DEVD-CHO significantly inhibited ox-LDL-induced endothelial cell apoptosis, but had no effect on intracellular ROS and HOCl generation or the expression of NADPH oxidase gp91(phox) subunit or VPO1. Collectively, these findings suggest for the first time that VPO1 plays a critical role in ox-LDL-induced endothelial cell apoptosis and that there is a positive feedback loop between VPO1/HOCl and the now-accepted dogma that the NADPH oxidase/ROS/p38 MAPK/caspase-3 pathway is involved in ox-LDL-induced endothelial cell apoptosis.
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- Yong-Ping Bai
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Corresponding authors. Fax: +1 086 731 84327695; +1 205 935 8565. (G. Cheng), (G.-G. Zhang)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- Corresponding authors. Fax: +1 086 731 84327695; +1 205 935 8565. (G. Cheng), (G.-G. Zhang)
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Zhao X, Yang ZB, Yang WR, Wang Y, Jiang SZ, Zhang GG. Effects of ginger root (Zingiber officinale) on laying performance and antioxidant status of laying hens and on dietary oxidation stability. Poult Sci 2011; 90:1720-7. [PMID: 21753209 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-01280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To investigate the effects of ginger root (Zingiber officinale) on laying performance and antioxidant status of laying hens and on dietary oxidation stability, 675 Hy-Line brown laying hens at 27 wk of age were randomly allocated to 5 treatments with 5 replicates in a complete randomized design. Laying hens were fed corn-soybean meal based diets and supplemented with 0, 5, 10, 15, or 20 g of ginger powder/kg of diet for 10 wk. The ADFI, laying rate, average egg weight, egg mass, and feed conversion of each replicate were measured weekly. Blood samples from 10 laying hens and 15 egg samples/treatment were obtained on d 35 and 70 of the experiment to determine the serum or egg yolk antioxidant enzymatic activities. Three separate batches of each treatment diet were also made at the beginning of the experiment and stored at 20°C. Subsamples were taken at 10-d intervals to determine the dietary oxidation stability over a 60-d period. All laying hens had similar ADFI, laying rate, average egg weight, and feed conversion. However, laying hens supplemented with ginger powder had higher (P = 0.024) egg mass than the control group. Supplementation of ginger powder increased (P < 0.05) the serum and egg yolk antioxidant enzymatic activities of laying hens on d 35 and 70. Increasing ginger powder from 0 to 20 g/kg of diet linearly increased (P < 0.05) the peroxide value but linearly reduced (P < 0.05) the acid value of lipid extracted from stored diets for the first 30 d, but not for the second 30 d. Dietary supplementation of ginger powder improved laying performance and serum and egg yolk antioxidant status and enhanced dietary oxidation stability in a dose-dependent manner. The optimum supplementation rate of ginger powder in the diet of laying hens appeared to be between 10 and 15 g/kg of diet.
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an, Shandong, P. R. China, 271018
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Guo YJ, Chen L, Bai YP, Li L, Sun J, Zhang GG, Yang TL, Xia J, Li YJ, Chen XP. The ALDH2 Glu504Lys polymorphism is associated with coronary artery disease in Han Chinese: Relation with endothelial ADMA levels. Atherosclerosis 2010; 211:545-50. [PMID: 20417517 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2009] [Revised: 03/23/2010] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We studied the association between mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) Glu504Lys (rs671 or ALDH2*2) polymorphism and coronary artery disease (CAD), and sought to clarify the mechanisms underlying this association. METHODS The ALDH2 rs671 polymorphism was genotyped in 417 CAD patients and 448 age- and gender-matched controls. All participants were Han Chinese. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) isolated from 11 human umbilical cords were genotyped, cultured, and exposed to angiotensin II (Ang II, 10(-7)-10(-5)mol/L). Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 (DDAH1) mRNA expression levels were determined by real-time PCR. Levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in culture media and cell lysates were determined by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). RESULTS The frequency of carriers of the ALDH2 rs671 A allele (GA+AA) was significantly higher in patients with CAD (47.5%) than in controls (35.0%, p=0.0002). After adjustment for potential confounders, the odds ratio (OR) for CAD for carriers of the rs671 A allele was 1.85 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.38-2.49, p=0.00005) in the entire study cohort, and 1.95 (95% CI: 1.40-2.70, p=0.00007) in non-drinkers. In non-drinking controls, the homozygous rs671 AA genotype was associated with significantly lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations compared with rs671 GG homozygotes (p=0.015). HUVEC cells homozygous for the G allele of rs671 showed a significantly higher DDAH1 mRNA expression and lower intracellular ADMA levels compared with heterozygous GA cells (p<0.05, respectively). In homozygous GG cells, high concentrations of Ang II (10(-5)mol/L) decreased DDAH1 mRNA expression and increased intracellular ADMA concentrations. CONCLUSIONS The rs671 polymorphism of ALDH2 is associated with CAD in Han Chinese, possibly by influencing HDL-C levels and endothelial ADMA levels.
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- Yi-Jie Guo
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, 110# Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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Chen L, Song ZY, Wang JJ, Song HT, Zhang GG, Wang JH. [Studies on the chemical constituents from aerial parts of Gynura divaricata]. Zhong Yao Cai 2010; 33:373-376. [PMID: 20681301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the chemical constituents from aerial parts of Gynura divaricata. METHODS The constituents were isolated on silica gel column chromatography, preparative TLC and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, identified by physicochemical properties and the structures were elucidated by spectral analysis. RESULTS 10 compounds were isolated and identified as 2-(1', 2', 3', 4'-tetrahydroxybutyl)-6-(2", 3", 4"-trihydroxybutyl)-pyrazine (1), 2-(1', 2', 3', 4'-tetrahydroxybutyl)-5-(2", 3", 4"-trihydroxybutyl) -pyrazine (2), nicotinic acid (3), 5-hydroxy-picolinic acid(4), methyl-5-hydroxy-2- pyridinecarboxylate (5), adenosine (6), uridine (7), stigmasterol-5-O- beta-D-glucoside (8), dibutyl terephthalate (9), methyl chlorogenate (10). CONCLUSION Compounds 1, 2, 5, 9, 10 are obtained from this genus for the first time, Compounds 3, 4 are obtained from this plant for the first time.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Fuzhou 350025, China.
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Shi RZ, Li XH, Jia SJ, Fu QM, Chen YR, Chen J, Chen A, Li SX, Tan GS, Li YJ, Zhang GG. Demethylbellidifolin prevents nitroglycerin tolerance via improved aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 activity. Planta Med 2009; 75:1476-1481. [PMID: 19533580 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of demethylbellidifolin (DMB), a major xanthone compound of Swertia davidi franch, on nitroglycerin (NTG) tolerance. In the in vivo portion of the study, pretreatment of Sprague-Dawley rats with NTG (10 mg/kg) for 8 days caused tolerance to the depressor effect of NTG. This was evident because the depressor effect of NTG (150 microg/kg, I. V.) was almost completely abolished in the tolerant rats. The tolerance could be diminished by treatment with DMB. In the in vitro study, the exposure of aortic rings of Sprague-Dawley rats to NTG (10 microM) for 30 min caused tolerance to the vasodilating effect of NTG. The tolerance is evident because of a substantial right shift of the NTG concentration-relaxation curves. This shift was reduced by pretreatment of the aortic rings with DMB. In cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), incubation of NTG for 16 h increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, attenuated cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) levels and decreased the activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH-2), the main enzyme responsible for NTG bioactivation. All the effects mentioned above were prevented by co-incubation with DMB. In conclusion, DMB prevents NTG tolerance via increasing ALDH-2 activity through decreasing ROS production.
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- Rui-Zheng Shi
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P. R. China
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